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Best gothic rock artists of the 1990s

Hip-hop moved to the center and has not left. Grunge cleared out the arena rock standing in front of it. Dance music grew an audience that listened at home rather than in a club, while sample clearance got expensive enough that producers had to get sharper about what they took.

Everyone who released a gothic rock album in the 1990s, ordered by how Riffiter listeners rate their catalog.

Type O Negative№ 1Type O Negative2 albums here4.0Weighted score4.1 avg · 39 ratings
  1. 2Nick Cave & The Bad SeedsNick Cave & The Bad Seeds1 album here4.04.0 avg · 22 ratings
  2. 3SwansSwans3 albums here3.93.9 avg · 15 ratings
  3. 4The Sisters of MercyThe Sisters of Mercy3 albums here3.83.7 avg · 3 ratings
  4. 5Clan of XymoxClan of Xymox2 albums here3.83.8 avg · 8 ratings
  5. 6HIMHIM1 album here3.83.5 avg · 3 ratings
  6. 7Paradise LostParadise Lost2 albums here3.83.7 avg · 39 ratings
  7. 8The CureThe Cure1 album here3.83.7 avg · 131 ratings
  8. 9Fields of the NephilimFields of the Nephilim2 albums here2 ratings
  9. 10Siouxsie and the BansheesSiouxsie and the Banshees2 albums here1 rating
  10. 11Jack Off JillJack Off Jill1 album here
  11. 12Red Lorry Yellow LorryRed Lorry Yellow Lorry1 album here
  12. 13Mephisto WalzMephisto Walz5 albums here
  13. 14Remain in SilenceRemain in Silence1 album here

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